From the outset, it is necessary to appreciate the divergence in epidemiologic pattern
between the East and the West. The most striking finding on esophageal cancer in the past …

In this review we discuss the different strategies to improve surgical outcomes after
potentially curative resection for oesophageal adenocarcinoma. For tumours of the distal …

Background: Although patients with recurrent diseases have a very poor prognosis,
appropriate pre-treatment classification for management of recurrent esophageal cancers …

Objective: Controversy continues over the optimal extent of lymphadenectomy for the
surgical treatment of Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus. Methods: From 1996 to 2003, 102 …

AIM: To analyze retrospectively, our results about patients who underwent surgical treatment
for adenocarcinoma of the cardia in relation to age, in order to evaluate surgical problems …

Positron emission tomography (PET), a functional imaging modality, has provided the
transition between the research environment and the clinical environment over the last 10 …

Background: The aim of the present study was to assess and report the results of left
thoracophrenotomy+ cervical approach in the surgery of distal third oesophagus and cardia …

Haematuria is a classical symptom of urological disease often signifying a primary bladder
cancer. Rarely, however, the presence of blood in the urine can be due to secondary spread …